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7th Grade English Reading Summer Program : Sign Up Now!

Registration opens May 1st. Reserve your space now.

7th Grade English Reading classes are offered for 1 hour each day Monday through Thursday, for both the half and full sessions. You can select the time slot that fits best into your schedule on the sign-up page – starting at 6am ET through 7pm ET. 3-4 students per class for individual attention.

Prerequisites: Pass 6th Grade English Reading assessment

Dates Objectives
Monday, July 07, 2008 Reading Strategies: Discuss and learn Reading Strategies
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Read & determine the meanings and pronunciation of unfamiliar words and phrases. Use roots and affixes to expand vocabulary.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Recognize analogies and figurative language
Thursday, July 10, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, July 14, 2008 Identify Connotations
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction, narrative nonfiction, and poetry samples: Describe setting, character development, plot structure, theme and conflict
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Compare and contrast: short story
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, July 21, 2008 Compare and contrast: Sample of folk literature
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Describe the impact of word choice, imagery, and poetic devices
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Explain how form, including rhyme, rhythm, repetition, line structure, and punctuation, conveys the mood and meaning of a poem
Thursday, July 24, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, July 28, 2008 Draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Continue working on to draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Make inferences based on explicit and implied information
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Review and Quiz
 
Monday, August 04, 2008 Summarize samples of fiction or nonfiction text materials
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Read and demonstrate informational text samples: Use knowledge of a text structure to aid comprehension
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Read and demonstrate informational text samples: Use knowledge of a text structure to aid comprehension
Thursday, August 07, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, August 11, 2008 Use knowledge of words and phrases that signal and author's organizational pattern to aid comprehension
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Continue reading comprehension
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Continue reading comprehension
Thursday, August 14, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, August 18, 2008 Distinguish fact from opinion: Use news papers sample, magazines, and other media sample
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Continue to distinguish fact and opinion: magazine sample
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Continue to distinguish fact and opinion
Thursday, August 21, 2008 Review and Quiz
   
Monday, August 25, 2008 Describe how word choice and language structure convey an author's viewpoint
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Summarize what is read
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Organize and synthesize information for use in written and oral presentation
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Review and Quiz

Other Requirements: You must have access to a PC with at least a 56K modem and 128Mb of Ram, and require that you have a microphone and headset, and a mouse. Speakers will allow your child to hear the tutor speak and a microphone will allow your child to speak to their tutor. A digital pen and pad is also highly recommended, but not required for English students.